News

Brussels, 15 February 2023 – On the 14^th of February, the European Commission published its proposal  to review Regulation EU 2019/1242 setting CO₂ emission performance standa...

Brussels 14/02/23 – A new report from the European Biogas Association shows that, in 2030, the whole system benefits of biomethane production in the EU27 + UK could range from 38-78€ billion per y...

Brussels 09/02/23 – Today, the European Parliament adopted its position on the Gas Decarbonisation Package. The European Biogas Association (EBA) welcomes the inclusion of 2030 mandatory biomethane...

Biogas and biomethane are generated from different types of organic residues, turning waste into a valuable resource. A recent study shows that the increasing amount of compostable bioplastics in our...

Biomethane as a transport fuel provides a sustainable and readily available alternative for conventional transport fuels. A recent paper shows that by 2050 liquified biomethane (bio-LNG) can reduce GH...

Brussels 07/12/22 – “The 2022 edition of the EBA Statistical Report published today shows that the biogas and biomethane sector is already providing 18.4 bcm of renewable gas to Europe. In the mid...

Brussels 21 November 2022 - The Final Conference of the EU-funded project REGATRACE was held last week with great success. Over 100 participants and 20 speakers gathered in Brussels on 16 November 202...

The EBA will launch in December the 2022 edition of the Statistical Report, one of the landmark publications on the biogas and biomethane sectors in Europe. We are pleased to invite you to a ...

Brussels 03/11/22 - The biogas and biomethane industries are ready and fully committed to scale up the sector and produce at least 35 bcm of biomethane by 2030. “These industries are providing today...

Brussels, 20 October 2022 – On the 19^th of October, the European Parliament adopted in Plenary sitting the TRAN Reports on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation and the FuelEU M...

Brussels, 18 October 2022 – Ten organisations have today released a 10-point plan for a successful heating and cooling transition to tackle the current energy crisis. Among key actions, signatories...

The European Commission and industry leaders, committed to the green energy transition, have launched today the Biomethane Industrial Partnership (BIP). This new public-private partnership  was annou...

Gas for Climate publishes a 10-step implementation manual supporting Member States in planning and achieving national biomethane targets. The EU’s 35 bcm biomethane target for 2030 has to be transl...

Brussels, 15 September 2022 - “The European Parliament report on the Renewable Energy Directive revision, endorses a target of 45% renewable energy consumption in the EU by 2030, following  the  ...

Brussels, 7 July 2022 - Today, the Gas for Climate (GfC) consortium published an update on biomethane production potentials in EU Member States , building on the renewed ambition of the EU to accelera...

DiBiCoo's Matchmaking Platform has been highly commended in the category of Best Anaerobic Digestion/Biogas Support at the AD and Biogas Industry Awards organized within the framework of the World Bio...

Brussels, 19 May 2022 - As part of its REPowerEU plan, the European Commission yesterday proposed a rapid acceleration of renewable energy including 35 bcm biomethane by 2030 and a new Biomethane Indu...

Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Simson presenting REPowerEU detailed plan - Source: European Commission Brussels, 19 May 2022 - The REPowerEU detailed plan presented yesterday proposes a...

The European Biogas Association, representing nearly 8,000 stakeholders across the whole biogas value chain in Europe, has appointed Anders Mathiasson as new President of the association. He will stee...

Digestate, a co-product of biogas production used as organic fertiliser, has the potential to transform Europe’s agricultural sector offering an alternative to commonly used chemical fertilisers. A...

First virtual study tour in Argentina's biogas plants This is the first virtual study tour in Argentina's biogas plants. In this case we are going to take a look at Adecoagro, located in the province...

Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 (The Fertilising Products Regulation—FPR) foresees the use of animal by-products as components in EU Fertilising Products. However, before that can happen, relevant end p...

8^th of March 2022 - Today, the European Commission announced a target for the production of 35 billion cubic metres (bcm) of biomethane within the EU by 2030 as part of its REPowerEU plan....

Brussels, 8 March 2022 - The European Commission communication REPowerEU released today is a decisive step towards the rapid development of the biomethane industry in Europe. “Europe needs to urgent...